Unable to create new server using Docker image

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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I’ve been attempting to move my server from a Windows machine on its last legs over to a linux server I set up since the plex server was originally created. So far, I’ve used a couple of plex docker images to establish the server:

plexinc/pms-docker
linuxserver/plex

I have to run it as a docker image as I have multiple services running on the box using Traefik, so a direct install won’t work.

Based on everything I’ve seen, I have the config files all established correct and I’m able to properly resolve and log into the server. However, there’s never a prompt to set up the local library, nor can I find anything that would allow me to create a new server and just scan the shares to build a new library out.

FYI, I did back up the data from the windows machine and tried to launch the docker image with those folders deployed so I could reuse the meta data, but at this point I wouldn’t care about rebuilding from scratch as long as I could actually get the server functional.

Thank you in advanced for any and all help you all can provide, and my apologies if there is an answer somewhere in the forums as I tried to find one before I posted!

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Try this, and pay particular attention to the section on Initial startup tips
https://github.com/wpwoodjr/plex-docker

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Appreciate you sending this over. Quick question though - my linux server doesn’t have a gui installed as I just SSH into it to admin. Any advice on how to get the initial startup moving properly from another machine?

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You could install Portainer on the linux server and connect to it with a browser from another machine. Fairly steep learning curve though.

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Try this: https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker#running-on-a-headless-server-with-container-using-host-networking

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Oh man, I completely missed the headless section of the wiki. Thank you!

Now I just need to figure out how to get that tunnel set up properly in windows, but I hope this will do it.

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I’d be interested in feedback if you try my Plex docker installer.

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I ended up using the official docker image for now as i already had all of the docker compose framework up and running. I do plan on trying a few of them just to see if there’s any difference so i will follow up if I do.

Thanks again for the assistance, I was able to get the server up and running successfully with that headless server hint!

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